Buy the Chocolates, the flowers and don’t ever forget to surprise each other!!
A new survey, revealing most Canadians (73 per cent) believe using a mobile phone too much while dining out for Valentine’s Day is a romance deal breaker. The survey found that being rude to restaurant staff, bad table manners, political talk or mention of an ex are also romance deal breakers.
Manners do matter! In addition to excessive mobile phone use, other romance deal breakers include being rude to restaurant staff (70 per cent), bad table manners such as loud chewing and/or elbows on the table (65 per cent) and talking about an ex (64 per cent). When it comes to discussing politics, the generations seem to be divided, with 46 per cent of Boomers believing it’s a romance deal breaker when dining out for Valentine’s Day and only 29 per cent of Millennials saying it’s taboo.
Sparking new romance, many Canadians think dining out for Valentine’s Day shouldn’t be limited to those in long-term romantic relationships. Nearly half (47 per cent) of Canadians say it’s acceptable to go out for a meal for Valentine’s Day after dating for less than one month — however only 19 per cent say it’s acceptable for a first date
When asked what a date could do to make a Valentine’s celebration at a restaurant more special, over half of Canadians cited dressing up more than usual or arriving early with flowers and/or a gift (52 per cent each), and nearly half (47 per cent) indicated arranging for a special table at a restaurant could help boost the romance.
It seems most Canadians would like to keep romance alive beyond this day of love, with three quarters (75 per cent) indicating they would like more spontaneous Valentine’s Day-style dinners throughout the year!!
Source: Open Table
